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DMK announces sweeping overhaul, sets age caps to induct young blood

The principal opposition DMK unveiled a structural overhaul in its organisation on Saturday fixing strict age caps and limiting term for party posts following its electoral setback in the April 2026 Assembly election. The party's executive committee, which met at Anna Arivalayam - the DMK state headquarters - with its president M K Stalin in the chair, passed crucial resolutions to radically restructure the organisation setup. Under the new blueprint, the DMK will expand its organisational districts from 78 to 110, with each district broadly mapped across two Assembly constituencies to ensure localised administration. The standalone post of "city secretary" in major urban centers such as Coimbatore and Tambaram has been completely abolished. Instead, urban zones will be redrawn by voter density - Chennai Corporation Area Committees will average 40,000 voters, while other corporations will average 30,000 voters per committee. Once party president formally releases the boundary maps

Poll promises set to test Tamil Nadu's finances over welfare race

Tamil Nadu polls see fierce welfare pitch targeting women and youth, even as strong growth contrasts with rising fiscal pressures

Russia's support crucial for global anti-terrorism efforts: MP Kanimozhi

Kanimozhi said it is important to reach out to Russia at a time when India has been facing terror attacks repeatedly.

'Hindi zealots are true anti-nationals': MK Stalin amid language row

In a long post on X, DMK chief MK Stalin recalled the 1967 Tamil language protests led by party founder CN Annadurai and urged Tamil Nadu to rise against the alleged 'imposition of Hindi'

'DMK supporter, not member': Stalin on Anna University sex assault accused

DMK chief MK Stalin accused the Opposition of finding fault with his government even after the accused was arrested within a few hours and after evidence had been gathered

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin declares Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for 7 killed in landslide

This comes after seven people including five children were trapped under the ground in a landslide in Thiruvannamalai district

We grant bail, you become minister next day: SC slams DMK's Senthil Balaji

Expressing its concern over the appointment of DMK leader V Senthil Balaji, as a minister in the Tamil Nadu government days after he was granted bail in the money laundering case related to the cash-for-job scam, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea raising apprehensions on independence of witnesses in the case. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih, however, refused to interfere with the September 26 order of the apex court granting bail to Balaji on a plea filed by one of the complainants seeking its cancellation. "We granted you bail and days after you go and become minister. Anybody will be bound to be under the impression that now with your position as a senior cabinet minister, witnesses will be under pressure. What is this going on?" the bench asked senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Balaji. The bench, however, said it would not recall the September 26 order as the law laid down by the apex court was benefitting several other ...

DMK MP moves adjournment notice in RS for debate on Manipur violence

DMK MP Tiruchi Siva Tiruchi said that the Manipur violence has claimed more than 250 lives and it was crucial to find a solution to the crisis

Prime Minister Vishwakarma scheme will not be implemented in TN: CM Stalin

The CM said that moving forward, Tamil Nadu also constituted a committee to study that scheme in the wake of concerns that this initiative strengthens the system of 'caste-based vocation'

BJP MP calls for arrest of ex-Telangana CM KCR over phone tapping claims

Telangana Phone Tapping Case: Last month, DMK leader R S Bharathi accused agencies like the ED, CBI, and I-T Department of illegal interceptions, potentially using software like Pegasus

In Lok Sabha election campaigning, political parties put AI to test

Technology is being used to translate speeches instantly, create digital anchors and in one case make videos of a long-dead leader

Modi reignites Katchatheevu controversy, Cong say 'distortion of history'

In 1974, PM Indira Gandhi ceded the uninhabited island between India and Sri Lanka to the latter, aiming to resolve maritime border issues and foster bilateral relations

Electoral bond disclosures: Mapping the changing dynamics of donations

Donations have become less spread out than before

Swearing-in of senior DMK MLA K Ponmudy as minister likely on Friday

The swearing-in of senior DMK MLA K Ponmudy as a minister was likely on Friday, a day after the Supreme Court pulled up Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi over the matter, sources indicated. While there was no immediate official word on the matter, sources said the swearing-in of Ponmudy was likely to be held this afternoon. On Thursday, the apex Court had voiced "serious concern" over the conduct of Ravi for his refusal to reinduct Ponmudy as a minister in the state cabinet even after it suspended his earlier conviction. The SC had directed the Governor to decide on the issue within 24 hours. The Governor had refused to reinduct Ponmudy, whose conviction and three-year sentence in a disproportionate assets case the apex court stayed recently, despite Chief Minister M K Stalin's recommendation.

Governor's refusal to re-appoint Ponmudi as minister: SC to hear TN's plea

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a plea of the Tamil Nadu government against the refusal of Governor RN Ravi to appoint senior DMK leader K Ponmudi as a minister in the state cabinet. The governor has recently refused to re-induct the senior DMK leader and former Higher Education Minister into the state cabinet, saying it would be against constitutional morality. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the state government, there was some urgency in the matter which should be listed for hearing. Please send an email. I will look into the email, the CJI said. The governor, in a letter to Chief Minister MK Stalin, said the apex court only suspended the conviction Ponmudi by way of an interim order. The governor refused to appoint the leader in the Stalin cabinet. Recently, the state government reinstated Ponmudi as a legislator after the ..

TN attracted Rs 9.65 trillion investments since DMK took charge: Minister

Recently, the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet 2024 secured investments amounting to Rs 6.64 trillion and approximately 2.6 million jobs for the state

SC refuses to interfere with AIADMK resolution expelling OPS, his aides

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with a Madras High Court order rejecting pleas of O Panneerselvam and his supporters against the AIADMK general council resolution expelling them from the party. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta told senior advocate K K Venugopal and other senior counsel appearing for Panneerselvam and his supporters that it is not inclined to interfere with the high court order. The bench said interfering with the resolution would amount to allowing the suit pending before the civil court. "If we interfere at this juncture, it will create huge chaos. To us it appears, there is a split, it will work itself out. Sometimes, it's better to let things work themselves out. Sorry, we are not inclined to interfere with the high court order," the bench said. The top court, however, directed for expeditious hearing of the pending suits and gave liberty to Panneerselvam (OPS) and his aides to move application for consolidation of all the .

Reject ONGC's hydrocarbon exploration wells project in TN: Parties to govt

Political parties in Tamil Nadu demanded the state government to reject the ONGC's proposal for setting up hydrocarbon exploration wells at 20 places in the coastal Ramanathapuram district. The ruling DMK should refuse the permission sought by the ONGC from the Tamil Nadu Environment Impact Assessment Authority, as the move would affect the groundwater and large agricultural land, said AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami. During his rule in the state, he declared the Cauvery Delta districts as protected agricultural zones so that Tamil Nadu is never affected by such toxic projects. "Considering the welfare of the people, I insist that the permission should be refused. @AIADMKOfficial," Palaniswami said in a post on the social media platform "X". Opposing the project, PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss said the move would convert the district into a desert. Hydrocarbons would be extracted from a depth of 3,000 feet and the extraction technology will result in earthquakes, he ...

Why is the DMK camp so composed over 'Sanatana Dharma' controversy?

With a 'self-proclaimed' seer from Uttar Pradesh offering a bounty on Stalin Jr's head, will the 'eradicate sanatana disease' remark turn Tamil Nadu politics on its head?

Is India creating an economy productive enough to pay for a welfare system?

With manufacturing, merchandise exports and employment all lagging despite govt efforts, politicians have re-discovered the old idea of fiscal transfers through subsidies and payouts, writes T N Ninan